Black Orchid

Dr Winnington may be married to Sophie, but as far as she is concerned he is married to his work. Their marriage is an unhappy one and matters reach a head with the arrival of Sophie’s sister, Christine, who is to help with the doctor’s research. They fall in love, and Sophie agrees to a divorce. Their plans are scuppered when it is revealed that it is illegal for John to marry his divorced wife’s sister. Sophie announces that she is leaving for South Africa, but on the way to her passage, she dies...